V376 Carinae

Starbox short
name=V376 Carinae A/B
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Carina
ra=08^h56^m58.4^s
dec=−59°13′46″
spectral=B2IV-V/B9.5V
appmag_v=+5.13/+6.83
dist_ly=621 ± 54
dist_pc=190 ± 17
names=b¹ Carinae, HR 3582, HD 77002, CP−58°1301, FK5 1233, HIP 43937, SAO 236436, GC 12405, CCDM J08570-5914

V376 Carinae is a binary star in the constellation Carina. It also has the Bayer designation b¹ Carinae (b¹ Car). It has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.93 and is approximately 621 light years from Earth.

The primary component, V376 Carinae A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.13. It is classified as a Beta Cephei type variable star and the brightness of the system varies from magnitude +4.91 to +4.96 with a period of 29.95 minutes.

The companion star, V376 Carinae B, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarfwith an apparent magnitude of +6.83. The two stars are separated by 40.4 arcseconds.